The Internet Of Lobotomized Things

from here

How smart can something be if it can't operate on it's own (because it's brain or at least part of it's brain is literally outside of it's body)? At the very least, all those smart devices will occasionally need updates, even if their function doesn't change, and yet nobody will think they need to apply updates because what the heck kind of update does a light bulb or toaster need in order to do it's job?

How Not To Make A Clean Get Away

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I guess the lesson here is to not bring a gun to a power washer fight. It's not that a power washer is scarier or more dangerous than a gun, because that's definitely not true, but rather because a gun doesn't make things easy enough against a power washer compared to how easy it makes things against an unarmed victim.

Those carjackers are unlikely to clean up their act after this, but they will probably look for easier prey next time.

Maybe You're Looking At The Wrong SITE

from here (source image)

I wonder if script kiddies would have difficulty with cross site scripting as well.

What Date Is A Good Date For An Update?

found on Zoopraxiscope

The fact of the matter is that anything with a computer in it is going to need updates on occasion. It's best to think of it like a chore, like cleaning your house or washing your clothes. It's something that needs to be done, even though it's tedious and you'd rather be doing something else.

Nobody's Going To Steal That

from here (source image)

Hopefully she's got the combination. Even so, though, I imagine entering the combination in the mirror would be harder than entering it normally.

How To Stop The Robot Uprising

found on Rock Paper Cynic

Just think, as annoying as CAPTCHAs are, at least they're somewhat effective at stopping the bots.

Can't We All Just Get Along?

from here

Now, I'm not generally one to defend Microsoft, but full disclosure is a tool to get uncooperative vendors to take action on vulnerability reports, and not only has Microsoft developed a reputation as being a company that does take action, but also 10 days isn't nearly enough time to decide that they aren't going to take action.

Presumably the early disclosure was because the vulnerability is being actively exploited, but active exploitation doesn't make developing a patch any easier or less time consuming. Nor does it make users magically capable of using the disclosed information to protect themselves, and users are the people who are actually affected by disclosure, not the vendor, because disclosure will ensure that exploitation increases.

I Make Computers Sick In Order To Play Music

found on The Meta Picture

It may seem clever but, with all the USB malware out there, there are all kinds of ways this can go wrong for people wanting to enjoy music. On the other hand, if you ever needed to smuggle data, that form factor seems like it would help it go in and out of  various bodily orifices pretty smoothly.

How Do You Avoid Slipping In Your Own Snake Oil?

from here (source image)

Thanks to @SwiftOnSecurity for tweeting the screenshot of that page. The page itself appears to no longer be there. I can only assume McAfee figured out they shouldn't be making such an aggressive promise of security.

Should Also Work Against Vampires

found on MehLOL

I don't know how likely the threat of the undead really is, but I suppose this could also keep out grave robbers.